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Section: Demographics
African-American
Census Undercount Feared in Poorest U.S. Areas
As the U.S. Census Bureau prepares to wrap up its door-to-door count across the country next week, there are some who worry many may have been missed.
July 6, 2010
African-American
S.C. Lawmakers Seeking Review of HBCU-based Transportation Center
A dozen years after the project was announced, some state lawmakers want a review of how money has been used for a yet-to-be-built research center at South Carolina State University named for House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn.
July 6, 2010
Native Americans
New Mexico Librarian Enlivens the Research Experience Among Native Students
Paulita Aguilar is the curator of the University of New Mexico’s Indigenous Nations Library Program (INLP), mandated to increase information literacy and research skills among tribal students, who make up 6 percent of the flagship campus in Albuquerque.
July 6, 2010
African-American
Coast Guard Cadet Diversity Surges With Minority Wave
Swabs, or cadets, from racial and ethnic minority groups make up 24 percent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Class of 2014—the second highest percentage in the school’s history, surpassed only by one class that was a percentage point higher.
July 5, 2010
African-American
Grambling’s President Orders Review of School Spending
Grambling State University’s new president has hired the former president of Virginia’s largest historically Black university to review “every dime” of GSU’s budget. Last week, a state audit found that the university bought stock with money supposed to be used for buildings and grounds and lost $1 million on the deal.
July 5, 2010
African-American
Scholarship and Activism Help Cultivate Community Farming Movement
Often assisted by local colleges, farming initiatives in small-town and urban communities teach residents to combat their lack of healthy food resources by growing their own nutritious produce.
July 5, 2010
African-American
South Carolina HBCU Board Reinstates Fired President
The South Carolina State University trustee board has rehired the president it ousted on June 15.
July 1, 2010
African-American
President Obama Calls for Bipartisan Immigration Reform
At American University, President Barack Obama called for bipartisan action on immigration reform, outlining essential elements of a comprehensive reform package, without setting timetables or introducing new policies.
July 1, 2010
African-American
Report: Harvard Scholar’s Arrest at Home Avoidable
A Harvard scholar and the police sergeant who arrested him last July after a confrontation outside his home both missed opportunities to “ratchet down” the situation and end the encounter more calmly, according to a review of the case released Wednesday.
June 30, 2010
African-American
Affirmative Action Advocates Consider Recession’s Impact on Diversity
At a national meeting of affirmative action advocates, higher education and corporate officials agreed that institutions of all types must be proactive to prevent the faltering economy from overly impacting one or more underrepresented groups.
June 30, 2010
African-American
Texas Southern Released from Accreditation Probation
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges has released Texas Southern University from a probation that had been attached to the school’s accreditation status dating back to December 2007.
June 29, 2010
African-American
National Scholarship Program Rewards Academically Talented Black Students
The Ron Brown Scholars program provides financial and moral support for low-income yet high-achieving students of color with many attending elite institutions.
June 28, 2010
Asian American Pacific Islander
Higher Education Summit on Asian and Pacific Americans Convened
More than 400 students, scholars and community leaders attended the daylong Washington summit, whose speakers included Kiran Ahuja, the executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
June 27, 2010
African-American
Grambling Selects New President
Grambling State University has a new president, and he’s a familiar face with decades of experience at public universities around the country. Dr. Frank Pogue will be the school’s eighth president, after the University of Louisiana System board unanimously agreed to the appointment Friday.
June 27, 2010
Asian American Pacific Islander
Advocates Work To Develop Asian Pacific American-serving Higher Education Sector
Eight institutions have obtained the federal designation of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution, a new category that recognizes schools where 10 percent or more of the student body are Asian American or Pacific Islander.
June 23, 2010
Native Americans
American Indians Grow Wary of Genetics Research
In the wake of the Havasupai-Arizona State University genetics research dispute, some tribes have opted out of participating in genetics research projects.
June 22, 2010
Asian American Pacific Islander
Spreading the Word on Asian American Diversity
Kiran Ahuja, a former litigator and an alumnus of a historically Black college, leads the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
June 22, 2010
African-American
Charlotte Morris Named as Tuskegee University Interim President
Dr. Charlotte P. Morris will become interim president of Tuskegee University, following the July 31, 2010 retirement of school president Dr. Benjamin F. Payton.
June 21, 2010
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